Necktie



Patented June 23, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Neem-1n Leon Tobias, Brooklyn-Nl` Yi Appli'atinMayZS, 1949, 'Serial-No; 9,5;914 zy claires: (CL2-:150i

, 1 T'Henvention relates to a tie" of the four-#inhand 'style-'which is'made up so as'to simlate'ia tie which has already been'tied ywhereby itin-ay be attached behind the col-lar' of the shirt'of a -wearerL The tie 'is made' of any suitable mate- Other objects of the invention' will be morev apparent' from the following descriptionv when taken in connection with the accompanying drawingsV illustrating the preferred embodiments of the invention in which:`

Figure l is a plan view of an encircling panel of the tie;

Figure'Z/is a plan view'of-Sthe main panel of thev tie;-

Figure 3 is a partial View of thevtie; withlthe encircling panel overlying the main paneI-;--

Figiire 4 is a rear View of the-tieassenibled together;

Figure is a -side elevation of theassernbled tie;-

Ffi'gure 6- is an' enlarged cross section of the tie materalshoWing-a transparent plasticv layer on each side or surface thereof;

FigureY 7 isy a View of another form of theencircling panel;

Fgure'S is a partial view of an assembled tie utilizing the encircling panel of- Figure 7; and

Fgiiie 9 is`a`part'i'alview'of 'atie' of one piece in that the1 nia-in panel-and the knot panel are connected together.

The -tie isa completely assembled four-inf-hand tie' which simulates the usual fabric tie and is m'erelyhooked in place underneath the shirt collarA ofthe wearer. The base'rnaterialfor the tiemay be anymaterial; however;` it lendspitself t'Obe washedo'r wipe'd'of in order to remove stains therefrom; The base materialv of the 'tie mayY alsol be rn'ade of va thin-fabric Whichlaeks sunicient'body to serve for a tie andthe plastic coating-on one or both sides thereof, gives it 'sufncient" stiffness and body, aswellas preserving the pattern and enabling the. tie to be wiped clean'. The tie maybe made of plastic alone which'maybe easily cleaned. Since the tie will be-linex'pensiveto manufacture and xnay us'ean inexpensive base material ancl'pl'astia it'could also be used as an advertising give-away.

The 'tiel includes a main panel l0 'which as prei viously described includes aV material ll such as paper or fabric at least one surface of-which is coveredwith a layer of transparent plastic' |72 and preferably both surfaces arerso covered;V Y The main panel is shaped witlfi'taperingl sides and has wings I3'l projecting fro'mfeach side'there'of. The tapering sides `of ythe main'panel merge ywitl-itlfie bottoni'edge of-th'e wings in a widely sweeping curve ll-'for apurpose which will appear-more fully hereinafter; The? main panel mayv carry an extension 15'l atjthe upper end thereof, the pur'- pose of which will also be explainedmor'e fully hereinafter. Preferably the sides-I6 of thewing's avrei-tapered although -thlis is not' essential; lhowever; itenables the siiniilated-V knottotbeVY more easily made conical and-*hence more nearly re-'i sembles? the usual tie;

encirclingrpanelll has atopedgewhich is preferably curved; The sides 22i ofthev encircling panel lrnayalso rbe' tapered to conform withitlie taper sides I6 of the wingsfof theniain panel. In the construction illustratedy. particularly in Figures-1 through 6 and-as shown in detail in FigiirefS', the `over-all or central height ofthe 'encircling panel is greater than the height-of the wings-i I3? of the `Amain panel.

assembling and sha-ping the tie, the en' circlingpanel is laid over-the wings of vthe-main pali-ielli and then the wingsand--tlie enciriilingk VDaniela-re bent circul'arly oroval and preferably conicallyasshown in Figure f4' and the ends Vse cured together in any 'suitable fashion such las -by adhesive or "al staple 25; Any suitable fasteningr means may" be used'.v The curves` M'bed with the wings and give a tubular or ovalslrape below th'ewingsf Athereby simulating the appearance of the'usual four-inLhand tie. Y

As previously explained.Y the top dimension of the Wing portion of the main panel is of a lesser dimension than that of the encircling' panel 20 so that the extension l5 can be bent backwards belowV the upper edge of the encircling panel 20 3 and outside ofthe conical tubular section of the tie which constitutes the simulated knot. The extension is given a permanent bend so that it may be hooked behind the collar of the shirt of the wearer and thereby hold the tie in place.

Figure 7 shows an encircling panel like that of Figure 1 excepting that it carries an extension 28 which is bent backwardly to form a holding means like that in Figures 4 and 6. If desired, both the main panel and the encircling panel may carry an extension as shown in Figure 8 and the two extensions being secured together such as by adhesive or softening of the plastic or by any other means. The tie when so constructed gives a more rigid and stronger holding means for holding or hooking the extensions behind the collar of the shirt of the. wearer.

In Figure 9 the tie is shown in one piece providing a main panel of tapering form as in the other forms and a knot panel 3| connected therewith. A portion of the main panel is bent underneath or behind the knot or encircling panel 3l to simulate a wrapped around part as in the usual four-in-hand tie. The knot panel has a width greater than the narrow portion ofthe main panel so that when the ends thereof are bent backwardly, circularly or ovally, the knot portion is approximately the width ofthe narrow portion of the tie. Means such as interengaging slots 32 are shown for securing the ends of the knot panel together in circled form.

Preferably the mainpanel 36 carries a lateral extension 34 on each side and adjacent the upper end thereof which are bent backwardly to simulate the condition of the usual tie. These extensions taper downwardly and merge with sides of the main panel proper. A connecting portion 35 lies between the lateral extensions and the knot panel which is bent backwardly such as on line 36 and downwardly on line 37 whereby the knot panel overlies a portion of the main panel and also the upper ends of the side extensions lie within the circled knot panel to retain them in backwardly bent relation. The extension I5 is provided at the upper end of the means to hold the tie upon the shirt of the wearer.

The tie in the form's shown has means which form a main panel and a knot panel which panels may be one piece connected together or two pieces. The one piece construction is particularly suited for shipment in open and flat form which reduces considerably the size of the packaging vneeded for transit. It is a simple matter too for the purchaser or the retailer to assemble the tie into usable form and eliminates a hand operation which is needed to fasten the bent back knot panel with a staple or similar fastening means.

The knot or encircling panel in all forms has a width such that, when the ends are bent jor curved` backwardly and fastened together, the width when so bent approximates the narrow portion of the main panel. Similarly the extensions I5 and 28 are shown as intended to slip.'

underneath the collar or neckband of the wearers shirt to hold the tie in position. It is clear that this means may be fastened tothe shirt in any suitable manner.

The panels of the tie may be made up in many different forms. The panels may `be made of patterned or plain material covered with a transparent plastic layer so that the pattern or color shows throughr and to giveV the inner or under layer, body, stiffness, strength and ability to be cleaned. The panels also may be made of a material to provide body and the outer layer may be plastic either plain colored or carrying a design. lThe panels of course may be of plastic carrying a design with a transparent layer thereof to protect the pattern. Likewise the main panel may have vportions on each side at least at the top thereofwhich is folded backwardly to give the effect of the usual four-in-r` 1. A tie Vmade of paper or other suitable Inaterial comprising means forming a main panel with tapering sides providing a narrower portion atthe upper part thereof anda knot panel,V the main panel and knot panel being `in one piece withv the knot panel above ,the narrower portion, and` a part of the narrower portion at the edge of the knot panel being folded vertically in back of the knot panel, the knotrpanel having a width greater than the narrower portion of the main panel and bent rearwardly over the vertically folded narrower portion of the main panel, means to secure the rearwardly bent knot panel in bent form and vretain the narrowerv portion bent in back thereof in folded relation, andan extension carried by the means at the upper end thereof which is bent backwardly and outside of the bent knot panel to form a holding means to slip behind the collar of the wearer.

2. A tie as in claim 1 including a tapering lateral extension on each side of the main panel spaced below the knot panel so that the upper end of the narrower portion provides a connecting portion between the extensions and the knot panel, and the connecting portion being double folded vertically at the lower edge of the knot panel and folded backwardly behind the knot panel whereby at least a portion of the lateral extensions are behind the knot panel and may be bent laterally backwardly and retained underneath the knot panel solely by the backwardly bent knot panel.

LEON TOBIAS.

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